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Daily Archives: September 4, 2008
Addressing Misconceptions About The Consumer Price Index
“The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Federal Governments principal measure of inflation at the retail level, is one of the most-watched economic statistics in the world. Its prominence means that it receives a high level of scrutiny and analysis. Some questions that have been asked recently by journalists and other commentators about the index are:… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Health Care, Termination of the U.S.-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project
Defense Health Care: Oversight of Military Services’ Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited, GAO-08-1025R, September 04, 2008 Various Issues Led to the Termination of the United States-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project, GAO-08-1038R, September 04, 2008 Continue Reading
CDC: National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months
CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 5, 2008: National National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months – United States, 2007. “Maintaining high vaccination coverage and continued attention to reducing current poverty disparities is needed to limit the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases among children. According to 2007 National Immunization Survey… Continue Reading
Euro area unemployment stable at 7.3%
“The euro area1 (EA15) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 7.3% in July 2008, unchanged compared with June. It was 7.4% in July 2007. The EU271 unemployment rate was 6.8% in July 2008, unchanged compared with June. It was 7.1% in July 2007. Eurostat estimates that 16.292 million men and women in the EU27, of which… Continue Reading
What is the economic outlook for OECD countries? An interim assessment
“Financial market turmoil, the bursting of the housing bubble and high commodity prices continue to weigh on global economic growth, according to OECDs latest interim economic assessment of the G7 countries. Banks have recognized most of the losses and write-downs related to the sub-prime mortgage market but the eventual extent of the financial disruption is… Continue Reading
From 2015, deaths projected to outnumber births in the EU27
“The EU27 population is projected to increase from 495 million on 1 January 2008 to 521 million in 2035, and thereafter gradually decline to 506 million in 2060. The annual number of births is projected to fall over the period 2008-2060, while at the same time the annual number of deaths is projected to continue… Continue Reading
SEC Charges Two Wall Street Brokers in $1 Billion Subprime-Related Auction Rate Securities Fraud
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Wall Street brokers with defrauding their customers when making more than $1 billion in unauthorized purchases of subprime-related auction rate securities…The SEC alleges that Julian Tzolov and Eric Butler misled customers into believing that auction rate securities being purchased in their accounts were backed by… Continue Reading
Social Security IG: Social Security Administration's Enterprise-Wide Infrastructure Contract
The Social Security Administration’s Enterprise-Wide Infrastructure Contract, A-14-08-18014, September 2, 2008. “On September 28, 2005, SSA entered into a contract with Northrop Grumman to address hardware, software, maintenance and technical support of the Agency’s Enterprise-Wide Network. The contract has an estimated value of $153.2 million for 60 months from September 28, 2005 through September 27,… Continue Reading
Resources for Returning Veterans and Their Families
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Resources for Returning Veterans and Their Families Finding Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Webcasts & Conferences Resources for Military Families Coping with Trauma Mental Health Transformation Trends Statistics Related postings on veterans issues Continue Reading
Health benefit cost growth predicted to ease slightly in 2009 as employers shift cost
Early responses to Mercer’s annual survey indicate cost will rise 5.7 percent next year, September 4, 2008: “After three years of double-digit growth in the first half of the decade, annual health benefit cost increases slowed to about 6 percent in 2005 and have stayed there ever since. Preliminary survey findings released today by Mercer… Continue Reading
Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2008 City Ranking
“Moscow is the worlds most expensive city for expatriates for the third consecutive year, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer. Tokyo is in second position climbing two places since last year, where as London drops one place to rank third. Oslo climbs six places to 4th place and is followed by… Continue Reading
